A process for preparing an amine by reacting an aldehyde and/or ketone with a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia and primary and secondary amines, and subsequent hydrogenation of the resulting reaction product in the liquid phase and in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous copper oxide hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature of 20 to 230° C., wherein the aldehyde and/or ketone is reacted with the nitrogen compound either together with the hydrogenation in the liquid phase and in the presence of the hydrogen and of the catalyst (alternative 1) or in a step preceding the hydrogenation (alternative 2), and wherein the catalytically active composition of the catalyst, prior to reduction thereof with hydrogen, comprises at least 24% by weight of oxygen compounds of copper, calculated as Cu.

A process for preparing an amine by reacting an aldehyde and/or ketone with a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia and primary and secondary amines, and subsequent hydrogenation of the resulting reaction product in the liquid phase and in the presence of hydrogen and a heterogeneous copper oxide hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature of 20 to 230° C., wherein the aldehyde and/or ketone is reacted with the nitrogen compound either together with the hydrogenation in the liquid phase and in the presence of the hydrogen and of the catalyst (alternative 1) or in a step preceding the hydrogenation (alternative 2), and wherein the catalytically active composition of the catalyst, prior to reduction thereof with hydrogen, comprises at least 24% by weight of oxygen compounds of copper, calculated as Cu.

Provided is a process for the preparation of certain 1,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives. The new synthetic procedure involves treating 1,4-dimethylene cyclohexane with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to afford an oxo-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octane species. This intermediate structure can then be further derivatized. The processes of this disclosure thus affords a novel and simplified means for the commercial production of a wide variety of bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives.

Provided is a process for the preparation of certain 1,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives. The new synthetic procedure involves treating 1,4-dimethylene cyclohexane with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to afford an oxo-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octane species. This intermediate structure can then be further derivatized. The processes of this disclosure thus affords a novel and simplified means for the commercial production of a wide variety of bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives.

Provided is a process for the preparation of certain 1,4-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives. The new synthetic procedure involves treating 1,4-dimethylene cyclohexane with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to afford an oxo-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octane species. This intermediate structure can then be further derivatized. The processes of this disclosure thus affords a novel and simplified means for the commercial production of a wide variety of bicyclo[2.2.2]octane derivatives.

A process for manufacturing a mixture of straight-chain higher ethyleneamines and non-straight-chain higher ethyleneamines selected from branched higher ethyleneamines and cyclic higher ethyleneamines, or the urea derivatives thereof, includes reacting an amine-functional compound with an ethanolamine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein a) an amine-functional compound comprises a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound and is reacted with straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or b) a straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or c) an amine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound.

A process for manufacturing a mixture of straight-chain higher ethyleneamines and non-straight-chain higher ethyleneamines selected from branched higher ethyleneamines and cyclic higher ethyleneamines, or the urea derivatives thereof, includes reacting an amine-functional compound with an ethanolamine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein a) an amine-functional compound comprises a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound and is reacted with straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or b) a straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or c) an amine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound.

A process for manufacturing a mixture of straight-chain higher ethyleneamines and non-straight-chain higher ethyleneamines selected from branched higher ethyleneamines and cyclic higher ethyleneamines, or the urea derivatives thereof, includes reacting an amine-functional compound with an ethanolamine-functional compound in the presence of a carbon oxide delivering agent, wherein a) an amine-functional compound comprises a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound and is reacted with straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or b) a straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound, or c) an amine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain amine-functional compound and non-straight-chain amine-functional compound is reacted with ethanolamine-functional compound comprising a combination of straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound and non-straight-chain ethanolamine-functional compound.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of phenyl ethyl amine derivatives by reacting a phenyl ethyl hydroxy compound with hydrogen cyanide followed by in situ hydrolysis.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of phenyl ethyl amine derivatives by reacting a phenyl ethyl hydroxy compound with hydrogen cyanide followed by in situ hydrolysis.